The MINSUPALA is made up of the island groupings of Mindanao, Sulu Archipelago, and Palawan of the Republic of the Philippines. Although they are now predominantly populated with peoples from the neighboring islands of Luzon and Visayas, they are still considered to be the home of the Philippines' Moro and Lumad population.

Mindanao

Mindanao [Mindanao] , island (1990 pop. 13,535,738), 36,537 sq mi (94,631 sq km), second largest of the Philippine islands, NE of Borneo. About one fifth of the island's population is Muslim. The terrain is generally mountainous and heavily forested... View All

Sulu Archipelago

Sulu Archipelago, island group, 1,086 sq mi (2,813 sq km), the Philippines, SW of Mindanao. Lying between the Celebes and Sulu seas, it includes over 900 volcanic islands and coral islets extending almost to Borneo. Basilan is the largest island, Jolo the most important... View All

Palawan

Palawan is a narrow archipelago of 1,700 islands on the western border of the Philippines. Its geographical location makes it seem remote from the rest of the country, and in fact, some of its southern islands are closer to Malaysia than to other provinces... View All

An independent sovereign nation located in southeast Asia. It lies 1,210 km (750 mi) away from mainland Asia and consists of 7,107 islands that form in physical geography a part of the Malay Archipelago.